Sympathy Saturday – Lighting candles at cemeteries in Sweden
At the Pet Cemetery in Helsingborg Today, November 1st is All Saints Day in Sweden. A lot of Swedes goes
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Tombstone Tuesday – Servant Nils Lundin at Rosendal
Last night was the second episode of the Swedish version of Who Do You Think You Are. The celeb of
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There is a tombstone inventory going on in Sweden. The inventory database is hosted by the Swedish Genealogy Society (Sveriges
Read moreThriller Thursday – The priest who committed suicide
A couple of years ago I moved to Kropp and moving there ofcourse made me curious of the history of
Read moreFriday Funny – The geese on the cemetery
This is a clip from a newspaper, my guess is somewhere between 1950 and 1960. In the picture is the
Read moreAnna Lindholm from Kropp, Sweden, emigrates in 1893 to USA
One of my favorite records on Ancestry is the US Passport Applications. You can get a lot of information about
Read moreChurch Record Sunday – list of idiots and more
At times when browsing the Swedish church books you run into people where there is a little note, like deaf,
Read moreP N Ramberg and Ingar Ramberg, buried at Kropp cemetery
My walk around the gravestones at Kropp cemetery continues. I get a little curious when the full name isn’t printed
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Im helping out with the cementary inventory arranged by the Swedish Genealogy Society. Right now Im typing in from the old
Read moreThe House – Part 1 – an introduction
I am sitting in the kitchen this foggy fall morning, watching yellow, orange and brown leafs almost covering my car.
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